Oklahoma to vote on first taxpayer-funded religious school in US

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April 11 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma school board is set to vote on Tuesday on whether the state will allow the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the U.S. - a decision that promises to ignite a legal battle testing the concept of separation of church and state.

The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board will vote on an application backed by the Roman Catholic Church for the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, planned by its organizers to offer an online education for kindergarten through high school initially for 500 students and eventually 1,500.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oklahoma-vote-first-religious-charter-school-us-2023-04-11/
 
If the SCOTUS doesn't shoot this down immediately, then Biden needs to send troops in to arrest the SCOTUS.
I would have done it long ago.
 
wouldn't prohibiting the charter simply because it is backed by a religious entity be a violation of the freedom OF religion protected in the US constitution?.......
 
PostmodernProphet said:
wouldn't prohibiting the charter simply because it is backed by a religious entity be a violation of the freedom OF religion protected in the US constitution?.......
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As it would violate freedom of speech if it were "prohibited", but wouldn't violate anything in The Constitution if it provided for mandatory courses in Marxism and free sex at all ages. So the charter could say whatever the backers want it to say. It just wouldn't be funded by the taxpayers or escape the notice of local authorities.
 
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We need the voucher system where tax payer funding follows the student where ever he goes. That would encourage them to improve their academic standards. It would allow poor kids to pursue an education in better schools. We could send 90% of the tax money with each student that leave the public school and let the public school reap a 10% payment for doing nothing. Students leaving the district would actually make more money for the students that stay.
 
BidenPresident said:
April 11 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma school board is set to vote on Tuesday on whether the state will allow the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the U.S. - a decision that promises to ignite a legal battle testing the concept of separation of church and state.

The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board will vote on an application backed by the Roman Catholic Church for the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, planned by its organizers to offer an online education for kindergarten through high school initially for 500 students and eventually 1,500.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oklahoma-vote-first-religious-charter-school-us-2023-04-11/
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When does it start?

Why not? The government funds NPR.
 
ExpressLane said:
We need the voucher system where tax payer funding follows the student where ever he goes. That would encourage them to improve their academic standards. It would allow poor kids to pursue an education in better schools. We could send 90% of the tax money with each student that leave the public school and let the public school reap a 10% payment for doing nothing. Students leaving the district would actually make more money for the students that stay.
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No


NEVER!
 
BidenPresident said:
April 11 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma school board is set to vote on Tuesday on whether the state will allow the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the U.S. - a decision that promises to ignite a legal battle testing the concept of separation of church and state.

The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board will vote on an application backed by the Roman Catholic Church for the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, planned by its organizers to offer an online education for kindergarten through high school initially for 500 students and eventually 1,500.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oklahoma-vote-first-religious-charter-school-us-2023-04-11/
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If that happens, then tax churches.
 
ExpressLane said:
We need the voucher system where tax payer funding follows the student where ever he goes. That would encourage them to improve their academic standards. It would allow poor kids to pursue an education in better schools. We could send 90% of the tax money with each student that leave the public school and let the public school reap a 10% payment for doing nothing. Students leaving the district would actually make more money for the students that stay.
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All good idea. Just don't make people pay for religious indoctrination.
 
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